Dimensional Fund Advisors

Dimensional Fund Advisors Portfolio holdings

AUM $432B
1-Year Return 19.15%
 

Dimensional Fund Advisors (DFA), founded in 1981 by David Booth and Rex Sinquefield and headquartered in Austin, Texas, is an investment management firm renowned for its evidence-based, low-cost approach to investing, grounded in academic research from Nobel laureates like Eugene Fama and Kenneth French. Managing hundreds of billions in assets, DFA focuses on systematic, passive strategies that tilt toward factors like small-cap, value, and profitability stocks, primarily through mutual funds and institutional portfolios rather than retail brokerage services. The firm’s philosophy eschews market timing and stock picking, instead emphasizing diversification and efficient market exposure, often requiring investors to access its funds through approved financial advisors. With a global presence and a reputation for disciplined, data-driven investing, DFA has carved a unique niche in the industry, blending academic rigor with practical application.

This Quarter Return
+5.03%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$144B
AUM Growth
+$10B
Cap. Flow
+$4.75B
Cap. Flow %
3.3%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.41%
Holding
3,651
New
55
Increased
2,274
Reduced
897
Closed
60

Sector Composition

1 Financials 17.59%
2 Industrials 12.94%
3 Energy 12.15%
4 Technology 10.65%
5 Consumer Discretionary 8.44%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
AFL icon
526
Aflac
AFL
$56.9B
$64.7M 0.04%
2,077,256
+245,474
+13% +$7.64M
TOL icon
527
Toll Brothers
TOL
$13.9B
$64.6M 0.04%
1,751,453
+204,699
+13% +$7.55M
WIN
528
DELISTED
Windstream Holdings Inc
WIN
$64.5M 0.04%
826,740
+177,276
+27% +$13.8M
ISCA
529
DELISTED
International Speedway Corp
ISCA
$64.4M 0.04%
1,935,717
+27,923
+1% +$929K
SITC icon
530
SITE Centers
SITC
$476M
$64.3M 0.04%
2,832,098
+100,380
+4% +$2.28M
LVNTA
531
DELISTED
Liberty Interactive Corporation Series A Liberty Ventures
LVNTA
$64.3M 0.04%
1,773,661
+76,699
+5% +$2.78M
WIRE
532
DELISTED
Encore Wire Corp
WIRE
$64.3M 0.04%
1,310,459
+4,921
+0.4% +$241K
DWA
533
DELISTED
DREAMWORKS ANIMATION SKG INC CL-A
DWA
$63.9M 0.04%
2,749,036
+347,473
+14% +$8.08M
WAL icon
534
Western Alliance Bancorporation
WAL
$9.74B
$63.8M 0.04%
2,681,270
-13,087
-0.5% -$311K
MTX icon
535
Minerals Technologies
MTX
$1.97B
$63.4M 0.04%
967,352
+21,658
+2% +$1.42M
GIII icon
536
G-III Apparel Group
GIII
$1.13B
$63.4M 0.04%
1,553,260
+5,530
+0.4% +$226K
LRCX icon
537
Lam Research
LRCX
$132B
$63.4M 0.04%
9,382,660
-291,180
-3% -$1.97M
MENT
538
DELISTED
Mentor Graphics Corp
MENT
$63.3M 0.04%
2,936,172
+150,790
+5% +$3.25M
B
539
DELISTED
Barnes Group Inc.
B
$63.2M 0.04%
1,640,993
+196,990
+14% +$7.59M
UFCS icon
540
United Fire Group
UFCS
$787M
$63.2M 0.04%
2,154,688
+5,402
+0.3% +$158K
SAFM
541
DELISTED
Sanderson Farms Inc
SAFM
$63.1M 0.04%
649,375
+95,216
+17% +$9.25M
MTB icon
542
M&T Bank
MTB
$31.2B
$63.1M 0.04%
508,437
+2,211
+0.4% +$274K
X
543
DELISTED
US Steel
X
$62.6M 0.04%
2,403,957
-30,125
-1% -$784K
MRTN icon
544
Marten Transport
MRTN
$942M
$62.6M 0.04%
7,001,198
+46,460
+0.7% +$415K
AVTA
545
DELISTED
Avantax, Inc. Common Stock
AVTA
$62.6M 0.04%
3,316,749
+50,178
+2% +$947K
PMC
546
DELISTED
PharMerica Corporation
PMC
$62.5M 0.04%
2,185,759
+135,197
+7% +$3.87M
JCI icon
547
Johnson Controls International
JCI
$69.2B
$62.3M 0.04%
1,190,979
+8,993
+0.8% +$470K
DGI
548
DELISTED
DigitalGlobe Inc.
DGI
$62.2M 0.04%
2,238,901
+480,596
+27% +$13.4M
TG icon
549
Tredegar Corp
TG
$268M
$62.1M 0.04%
2,652,943
+25,661
+1% +$601K
SPTN icon
550
SpartanNash
SPTN
$905M
$62.1M 0.04%
2,955,936
+98,184
+3% +$2.06M